- Easts are seventh in the table on around 17 points, while Peninsula Power U23 sit 10th on around 13.
- The two clubs played in an entertaining contest when they last met in the 2026 season in February, with Peninsula Power U23 winning 3-2.
- Eastern Suburbs U23 are a more compact, development-first kind of team with disciplined lines and a slower phase play, which allows them to take the game to their opponents while avoiding the chaos of Peninsula Power's game.
Easts will be up against it against the Power
Peninsula Power U23 are perhaps the most chaotic team in the NPL Queensland U23 2026 season, but Eastern Suburbs U23 have been no slouches in that regard either, so this should be a cracking game when they meet on Saturday.
Peninsula Power U23 won the head-to-head clash in February 2026 by a score of 3-2, which was one of the many spicy clashes between these two clubs in the aggregated record, which shows five wins for Peninsula Power U23, two for Eastern Suburbs U23 and two draws in a sample of nine.
Eastern Suburbs U23 are coming into the game with mixed results, having lost 1-2 to Olympic FC and 2-1 to Gold Coast Knights, before picking up two consecutive wins with a 3-1 victory over Brisbane City and a 2-1 success against Wolves. A 0-0 draw with Moreton City completed their last five games in all comps.
Peninsula’s pace should make them competitive
This has not been a vintage season for Eastern Suburbs U23, who are seventh in the ladder on 17 points, but they have a real livewire in Katsuyoshi Kimishima.
Peninsula Power U23, on the other hand, will have Kyan Bryant to thank for his brace in their 5-3 win over Olympic FC, with Daniel Latinovic and Bukuna Iyendja also chipping in for the team.
It was a similar story when they beat Gold Coast United 4-2, suggesting that the goals are shared around in their front line and they could get the better of Easts if Bryant and their transitions click into gear.
Easts the favourite, but Power have a chance
Eastern Suburbs U23 are the bookies' favourite for this game at 1.61, which is a shade short of the odds on Peninsula Power U23 at 4.11, while the draw is 4.25.
Those odds have to be disregarded in this case as there is a pretty clear stylistic difference between the teams that should lead to a tense chess match early on, before Peninsula push the tempo and Easts look to break in transition.
There is some value in a Both Teams to Score-Yes selection at 1.28, which looks like a great fit for this contest, while over 2.5 goals is also favoured at 1.22.
The visitors have the ability to push the pace and make this an open game, but Easts' attacking players have been just as lively, so the home side should get the three points in a goal-filled game.